One of the things that has always stuck in my mind from my childhood addition to science fiction was Robert Heinlein’s explanation of rocket guidance, where a special “cam” was machined to control the trajectory of a rocket every time it took off. The cam would be rotated with a constant speed and its radius …
New Missile Defense Agency Logo
by | 2010-02-26 | 14 Comments
The Missile Defense Agency released a new logo yesterday. I was contemplating some witty commentary regarding alternate logos, maybe two streaks of light just seeming to miss one another, or maybe just moaning that it would be best if they gave the dough to Raytheon for the SM-3 instead of some design firm. I was …
Career Counseling
by | 2010-02-25 | 2 Comments
Over the years, I’ve experienced great satisfaction watching former students, RAs, and interns sprout wings and assume responsible positions working on nuclear threat reduction. My career counseling often involves answering familiar questions, over and over again. I suspect some ACW readers about to enter the job market are asking the same questions: How do I …
Rozen on the Nuclear Posture Review
by | 2010-02-24 | 20 Comments
Laura Rozen in the Politico has written an interesting article on the Nuclear Posture Review. In it, an anonymous US official described the Nuclear Posture Review as “seminal.” I would have picked a different bodily discharge. But, this is the new Arms Control Wonk.com. So you won’t see any references to excrement or suggestions that …
